SANA'A, Dec. 28 (Saba) - About 2,320 tourists have visited Kamaran Island of Hodeidah governorate so far in 2010, Secretary General of Local Council for Kamaran district Mohammed al-Sageri said on Tuesday.

Al-Sageri said that about 50 percent of the visitors were tourists from different nationalities, especially from European Union States.

He said that Kamaran Island has witnessed unprecedented development in 2010, adding that a number of projects are to be implemented in tourist and investment areas by Yemeni private sector.

Several service projects are being currently carried out in areas of drinking water, electricity and tourism, al-Sageri said, expecting an increase in the tourist numbers in 2011.